Charlene is a happy girl in school today. Teacher Melody did a bit of rolling n checked her breathing. Charlene's abdomen muscles are developing and have strengthened. This has pushed down her ribcage and helped her to breathe better. Thank God!
Teacher Melody then put AFO on Charlene's feet and told me to get a pair. One side costs $200+. A pair would cost $500? Sigh, it's demand and supply at work. Demand is rather price inelastic, explaining for the high price. But, people who required these stuff would already be incurring high medical expenses. Sigh...
Anyway, Teacher Melody then proceeded to put Charlene on the standing frame. It is the FIRST TIME EVER that Charlene is standing! She looks so TALL and so handsome. Hahaha. She is quite a cooperative and good girl. She did not whine at all. I think she is quite awed by her new view. Her right foot required more stretching and more weight bearing as the back of the foot is hardly touching the ground even with the AFO.
Teacher Theresa (she is super good!) then took the initiative and tried to put Charlene on a buggy that she think will work. It is a wooden frame with wheels and a 'table' in front. Charlene obviously cannot sit in that as her head keep tilting upwards. Teacher Theresa is not trained in physiotherapy but she pushed Charlene all the way to the second floor to ask the occupation therapist (full marks for initiative and effort!) Dear Charlene was probably quite amused with her new 'chair' and was smiling happily with her head tilted upwards throughout the short 'journey'. Onlookers were all amused with her. After much consultation with the OT, Teacher Theresa found a great buggy (she named it Mercedes Benz, as it is big with big wheels and super comfortable with padding) and most importantly, Charlene's head would not tilt upwards causing her to choke. However, Charlene stopped smiling. Strange girl. Anyway, thanks to Teacher Theresa, I can push Charlene around in school and no need to carry her around (literally heavy load off my shoulders)
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